trouble in paradise √

11 : ̗̀➛ the promise to him

In which Y/n makes a promise to their beloved Nanami

The night Y/n had gone out to buy some measly paper towels, the same night they were hit by a car was the same night they'd died. Missing person posters were put up for a few days since they hadn't been found yet.

But when they were, when their dead body was found, Nanami was in disbelief. He felt so lost, he couldn't believe it. Y/n died? No, no they didn't. They'd just...gone out somewhere...where to? He doesn't know. But Y/n will be back! Yeah, they'll be back, they have to...after all, Nanami is waiting for them.

Soon after the news, Nanami spiraled out of reality. He felt like he was going crazy. He always felt Y/n's presence in bed, he always felt like he was actually hugging someone while he slept. It was all in his head, though.

Whenever he came home from work, the home he once shared with Y/n was always clean. But he never cleaned it? Not since Y/n's death. So why...? He brushed it off as him just forgetting that he did in fact clean.

Sometimes, he'd feel like someone was calling his name. He always heard whispers of, "Ken...ken...kento..." He even got calls from Y/n's former workplace, they said they'd called in sick. But Y/n was dead. What was happening?

The last straw was when Nanami came home to find various meals cooked and on the dinner table.
"I'm going fucking crazy..." He'd groaned.
"Leave me the hell alone." He said, to what looked like an hallucination of Y/n.
It felt like a stab to his heart.
"I've had enough." He huffed before walking away and into the shared bedroom.

He spent a few minutes thinking before he got up. He quickly got dressed and headed to a local bar. This was never his type of setting but did he really care anymore? No but that's where he found comfort in a pair of unfamiliar arms, a warm body.

They'd snuck away, Nanami leading them back home for a nice night. But they didn't get very far. Nanami put a hand on their shoulder just as they left a few love bites on his neck.
"I'm sorry...I can't..." He mumbled.
The person he was with scoffed and rolled their eyes, leaving the home and accidentally forgetting an article of clothing in their pissed off state.

Nanami sighed, deciding to go outside and take a walk. He spent a good hour or so just walking around the city. He eventually got tired and went back home, deciding to sleep on the couch. The bed would feel too painful, that's where his soulmate once slept.

When morning arrived, Nanami went into the bedroom to change into more comfortable clothes. He stood still for a moment, contemplating everything that had happened in just a mere month. That is until he felt cold air near his neck. He didn't realize winter was coming back so soon.

He went to the kitchen to fix himself some breakfast. That's where guilt started to eat at him from inside. He felt guilty, he felt so horrible for almost hooking up with someone else despite Y/n not being there anymore.
"I'm so sorry...." He mumbled.

That's where he decided he'd be a sorcerer again. Maybe then, he'd be able to protect people, the people he loved and cared about. And that's also where Y/n decided that they'd protect him, or at least as much as a ghost could do anyway.

"I promise I'll protect you with everything I've got."

To Be Continued